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package sun.security.acl;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.security.Principal;
import java.security.acl.*;

/**
 * An Access Control List (ACL) is encapsulated by this class.
 * @author      Satish Dharmaraj
 */
public class AclImpl extends OwnerImpl implements Acl {
    //
    // Maintain four tables. one each for positive and negative
    // ACLs. One each depending on whether the entity is a group
    // or principal.
    //
    private Hashtable<Principal, AclEntry> allowedUsersTable =
                                        new Hashtable<>(23);
    private Hashtable<Principal, AclEntry> allowedGroupsTable =
                                        new Hashtable<>(23);
    private Hashtable<Principal, AclEntry> deniedUsersTable =
                                        new Hashtable<>(23);
    private Hashtable<Principal, AclEntry> deniedGroupsTable =
                                        new Hashtable<>(23);
    private String aclName = null;
    private Vector<Permission> zeroSet = new Vector<>(1,1);


    /**
     * Constructor for creating an empty ACL.
     */
    public AclImpl(Principal owner, String name) {
        super(owner);
        try {
            setName(owner, name);
        } catch (Exception e) {}
    }

    /**
     * Sets the name of the ACL.
     * @param caller the principal who is invoking this method.
     * @param name the name of the ACL.
     * @exception NotOwnerException if the caller principal is
     * not on the owners list of the Acl.
     */
    public void setName(Principal caller, String name)
      throws NotOwnerException
    {
        if (!isOwner(caller))
            throw new NotOwnerException();

        aclName = name;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the name of the ACL.
     * @return the name of the ACL.
     */
    public String getName() {
        return aclName;
    }

    /**
     * Adds an ACL entry to this ACL. An entry associates a
     * group or a principal with a set of permissions. Each
     * user or group can have one positive ACL entry and one
     * negative ACL entry. If there is one of the type (negative
     * or positive) already in the table, a false value is returned.
     * The caller principal must be a part of the owners list of
     * the ACL in order to invoke this method.
     * @param caller the principal who is invoking this method.
     * @param entry the ACL entry that must be added to the ACL.
     * @return true on success, false if the entry is already present.
     * @exception NotOwnerException if the caller principal
     * is not on the owners list of the Acl.
     */
    public synchronized boolean addEntry(Principal caller, AclEntry entry)
      throws NotOwnerException
    {
        if (!isOwner(caller))
            throw new NotOwnerException();

        Hashtable<Principal, AclEntry> aclTable = findTable(entry);
        Principal key = entry.getPrincipal();

        if (aclTable.get(key) != null)
            return false;

        aclTable.put(key, entry);
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Removes an ACL entry from this ACL.
     * The caller principal must be a part of the owners list of the ACL
     * in order to invoke this method.
     * @param caller the principal who is invoking this method.
     * @param entry the ACL entry that must be removed from the ACL.
     * @return true on success, false if the entry is not part of the ACL.
     * @exception NotOwnerException if the caller principal is not
     * the owners list of the Acl.
     */
    public synchronized boolean removeEntry(Principal caller, AclEntry entry)
      throws NotOwnerException
    {
        if (!isOwner(caller))
            throw new NotOwnerException();

        Hashtable<Principal, AclEntry> aclTable = findTable(entry);
        Principal key = entry.getPrincipal();

        AclEntry o = aclTable.remove(key);
        return (o != null);
    }

    /**
     * This method returns the set of allowed permissions for the
     * specified principal. This set of allowed permissions is calculated
     * as follows:
     *
     * If there is no entry for a group or a principal an empty permission
     * set is assumed.
     *
     * The group positive permission set is the union of all
     * the positive permissions of each group that the individual belongs to.
     * The group negative permission set is the union of all
     * the negative permissions of each group that the individual belongs to.
     * If there is a specific permission that occurs in both
     * the postive permission set and the negative permission set,
     * it is removed from both. The group positive and negatoive permission
     * sets are calculated.
     *
     * The individial positive permission set and the individual negative
     * permission set is then calculated. Again abscence of an entry means
     * the empty set.
     *
     * The set of permissions granted to the principal is then calculated using
     * the simple rule: Individual permissions always override the Group permissions.
     * Specifically, individual negative permission set (specific
     * denial of permissions) overrides the group positive permission set.
     * And the individual positive permission set override the group negative
     * permission set.
     *
     * @param user the principal for which the ACL entry is returned.
     * @return The resulting permission set that the principal is allowed.
     */
    public synchronized Enumeration<Permission> getPermissions(Principal user) {

        Enumeration<Permission> individualPositive;
        Enumeration<Permission> individualNegative;
        Enumeration<Permission> groupPositive;
        Enumeration<Permission> groupNegative;

        //
        // canonicalize the sets. That is remove common permissions from
        // positive and negative sets.
        //
        groupPositive =
            subtract(getGroupPositive(user), getGroupNegative(user));
        groupNegative  =
            subtract(getGroupNegative(user), getGroupPositive(user));
        individualPositive =
            subtract(getIndividualPositive(user), getIndividualNegative(user));
        individualNegative =
            subtract(getIndividualNegative(user), getIndividualPositive(user));

        //
        // net positive permissions is individual positive permissions
        // plus (group positive - individual negative).
        //
        Enumeration<Permission> temp1 =
            subtract(groupPositive, individualNegative);
        Enumeration<Permission> netPositive =
            union(individualPositive, temp1);

        // recalculate the enumeration since we lost it in performing the
        // subtraction
        //
        individualPositive =
            subtract(getIndividualPositive(user), getIndividualNegative(user));
        individualNegative =
            subtract(getIndividualNegative(user), getIndividualPositive(user));

        //
        // net negative permissions is individual negative permissions
        // plus (group negative - individual positive).
        //
        temp1 = subtract(groupNegative, individualPositive);
        Enumeration<Permission> netNegative = union(individualNegative, temp1);

        return subtract(netPositive, netNegative);
    }

    /**
     * This method checks whether or not the specified principal
     * has the required permission. If permission is denied
     * permission false is returned, a true value is returned otherwise.
     * This method does not authenticate the principal. It presumes that
     * the principal is a valid authenticated principal.
     * @param principal the name of the authenticated principal
     * @param permission the permission that the principal must have.
     * @return true of the principal has the permission desired, false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public boolean checkPermission(Principal principal, Permission permission)
    {
        Enumeration<Permission> permSet = getPermissions(principal);
        while (permSet.hasMoreElements()) {
            Permission p = permSet.nextElement();
            if (p.equals(permission))
              return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * returns an enumeration of the entries in this ACL.
     */
    public synchronized Enumeration<AclEntry> entries() {
        return new AclEnumerator(this,
                                 allowedUsersTable, allowedGroupsTable,
                                 deniedUsersTable, deniedGroupsTable);
    }

    /**
     * return a stringified version of the
     * ACL.
     */
    public String toString() {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        Enumeration<AclEntry> entries = entries();
        while (entries.hasMoreElements()) {
            AclEntry entry = entries.nextElement();
            sb.append(entry.toString().trim());
            sb.append("\n");
        }

        return sb.toString();
    }

    //
    // Find the table that this entry belongs to. There are 4
    // tables that are maintained. One each for postive and
    // negative ACLs and one each for groups and users.
    // This method figures out which
    // table is the one that this AclEntry belongs to.
    //
    private Hashtable<Principal, AclEntry> findTable(AclEntry entry) {
        Hashtable<Principal, AclEntry> aclTable = null;

        Principal p = entry.getPrincipal();
        if (p instanceof Group) {
            if (entry.isNegative())
                aclTable = deniedGroupsTable;
            else
                aclTable = allowedGroupsTable;
        } else {
            if (entry.isNegative())
                aclTable = deniedUsersTable;
            else
                aclTable = allowedUsersTable;
        }
        return aclTable;
    }

    //
    // returns the set e1 U e2.
    //
    private static Enumeration<Permission> union(Enumeration e1,
                Enumeration<Permission> e2) {
        Vector<Permission> v = new Vector<>(20, 20);

        while (e1.hasMoreElements())
            v.addElement(e1.nextElement());

        while (e2.hasMoreElements()) {
            Permission o = e2.nextElement();
            if (!v.contains(o))
                v.addElement(o);
        }

        return v.elements();
    }

    //
    // returns the set e1 - e2.
    //
    private Enumeration<Permission> subtract(Enumeration e1,
                Enumeration<Permission> e2) {
        Vector<Permission> v = new Vector<>(20, 20);

        while (e1.hasMoreElements())
            v.addElement(e1.nextElement());

        while (e2.hasMoreElements()) {
            Permission o = e2.nextElement();
            if (v.contains(o))
                v.removeElement(o);
        }

        return v.elements();
    }

    private Enumeration<Permission> getGroupPositive(Principal user) {
        Enumeration<Permission> groupPositive = zeroSet.elements();
        Enumeration<Principal> e = allowedGroupsTable.keys();
        while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
            Group g = (Group)e.nextElement();
            if (g.isMember(user)) {
                AclEntry ae = allowedGroupsTable.get(g);
                groupPositive = union(ae.permissions(), groupPositive);
            }
        }
        return groupPositive;
    }

    private Enumeration<Permission> getGroupNegative(Principal user) {
        Enumeration<Permission> groupNegative = zeroSet.elements();
        Enumeration<Principal> e = deniedGroupsTable.keys();
        while (e.hasMoreElements()) {
            Group g = (Group)e.nextElement();
            if (g.isMember(user)) {
                AclEntry ae = deniedGroupsTable.get(g);
                groupNegative = union(ae.permissions(), groupNegative);
            }
        }
        return groupNegative;
    }

    private Enumeration<Permission> getIndividualPositive(Principal user) {
        Enumeration<Permission> individualPositive = zeroSet.elements();
        AclEntry ae = allowedUsersTable.get(user);
        if (ae != null)
            individualPositive = ae.permissions();
        return individualPositive;
    }

    private Enumeration<Permission> getIndividualNegative(Principal user) {
        Enumeration<Permission> individualNegative = zeroSet.elements();
        AclEntry ae  = deniedUsersTable.get(user);
        if (ae != null)
            individualNegative = ae.permissions();
        return individualNegative;
    }
}

final class AclEnumerator implements Enumeration<AclEntry> {
    Acl acl;
    Enumeration<AclEntry> u1, u2, g1, g2;

    AclEnumerator(Acl acl, Hashtable<?,AclEntry> u1, Hashtable g1,
                  Hashtable<?,AclEntry> u2, Hashtable g2) {
        this.acl = acl;
        this.u1 = u1.elements();
        this.u2 = u2.elements();
        this.g1 = g1.elements();
        this.g2 = g2.elements();
    }

    public boolean hasMoreElements() {
        return (u1.hasMoreElements() ||
                u2.hasMoreElements() ||
                g1.hasMoreElements() ||
                g2.hasMoreElements());
    }

    public AclEntry nextElement()
    {
        AclEntry o;
        synchronized (acl) {
            if (u1.hasMoreElements())
                return u1.nextElement();
            if (u2.hasMoreElements())
                return u2.nextElement();
            if (g1.hasMoreElements())
                return g1.nextElement();
            if (g2.hasMoreElements())
                return g2.nextElement();
        }
        throw new NoSuchElementException("Acl Enumerator");
    }
}